Cossette4 Posted March 17, 2007 Posted March 17, 2007 Sooo...how many of you guys have lost a somewhat significant amount of weight without trying after the breakup, no matter how many bowls of ice cream you devour or how many late night McDonald's runs you make? Whenever I wanted to lose 2 or 3 pounds for the summer, it was like, impossible. Now someone shatters my soul and the pounds just melt away We should tally up our total weightloss on this forum, and then drop that weight in bricks on each of our exes. I'll start--15 pounds for me (from 130 to 115).
polywog Posted March 17, 2007 Posted March 17, 2007 So true!!! I guess it's the one good thing, if you want to shed pounds that is, about break ups! I reckon I have lost about 5 pounds, tho I only had a little muffin top to deal with, not too much fat to lose. Maybe we could have a contest here on LS on which dumpee loses the most weight from the break up despite eating pints of Haagen Dasz "dulce de leche".
guin_girl Posted March 17, 2007 Posted March 17, 2007 I'll start--15 pounds for me (from 130 to 115). I went from 135 to 105 in a month after breaking off an 8 year relationship... scared a lot of people around me, it was entirely too thin for my frame.... now I sit at a healthy looking 118...
Heartache11 Posted March 17, 2007 Posted March 17, 2007 115 to 105... and this is the second time! Maybe I can combine the 15 lbs I lost last time and throw a 25 lb brick at him!
Shadowdog36 Posted March 17, 2007 Posted March 17, 2007 235 down to 210...25 pounds so far, with another 15-20 to go still.
frd150 Posted March 17, 2007 Posted March 17, 2007 Wow i was just being lectured about this...15 pounds for me also give or t ake. 170 to 155. Not much left of me to loose. Pants do not fit anymore belts are useless. I start to eat but then cant finish due to our "break". This sux.
shockandawed Posted March 17, 2007 Posted March 17, 2007 I dropped about 20. That's great because normally I add a few during the winter months. Hey, I finally found the silver lining. LOL!!!
alexa137 Posted March 17, 2007 Posted March 17, 2007 i went from 175 to 156 lbs in a month! so great now i can go out but sexy lingerie and nice clothes to go the bar and i walk around and flaunt my new body an he gets so excited it makes me laugh! i still have 15 more to go! i didnt eat for like 3 days and when i did i felt nausea
johan Posted March 17, 2007 Posted March 17, 2007 I have very little fat on my body. But I still once lost about 20 pounds. That breakup also came after a spring of training and getting very lean. I basically had a very high metabolism and pretty much lost my appetite altogether. Breakups aren't healthy.
silentcharon Posted March 17, 2007 Posted March 17, 2007 I lost 10 pounds, since I am a petite lady at 5'0, I went from 100 to 90 pounds. Which is a lot considering my body frame. It scared the hell out of everyone.
taylor Posted March 18, 2007 Posted March 18, 2007 I wish I could say I lost weight. I did at first, about 7 pounds in the first month, as I was in such emotional turmoil and confusion that I couldn't eat - felt continuously nauseated. Then the depression set in - once it started to sink in what had really happened. I started to eat, eat, eat. It's the only thing that brought me comfort. A lot of chocolate - anything chocolate: cookies, cake, donuts and ice cream. I sat around a lot. I gained 15 pounds (regained the 7, then added 8 extra pounds). I weighed the most 5 months post-breakup. I am happy to say I have lost all of the extra pounds and am back to my 120 pounds. I'm 5'7". I'm 8 months post breakup. As the emotional trauma started to subside, the need to reach for sweets diminished. It also helped to get real busy with job, activities and exercise. I think it's also a "sign" that I've finally turned the corner in the healing process. I still don't see the light at the end of the tunnel, but I know now there really is one and I am going to see it. YAY!
2sunny Posted March 18, 2007 Posted March 18, 2007 15 lbs for me - tall - was 130 when i felt well and strong and healthy. the 15lbs put me in a position where i couldn't leave the house without people saying "are you okay"? I was a little girls size 10. it took me 1.5 years to gain back 10lbs - but the recovery after 20 years of a failed marriage is tough to get past. i do feel alot stronger now... thank God.
Just2Cute1972 Posted March 18, 2007 Posted March 18, 2007 I lost a total of 55 pounds in 4 months. Stress has always affected me that way. Ever since i can rem whenever something traumatic would happen in my life, i would stop eating. Id try to force myself to eat but it wouldnt work id end up sick then. He also dropped about 25 pounds during out break up.
aaaaaiiiiieeeee Posted March 18, 2007 Posted March 18, 2007 194 to 172 I had been trying to lose it for so long, but I'd rather have done it another way
jaycie724 Posted March 19, 2007 Posted March 19, 2007 Not sure how much I've lost so far, but at least 5lbs. But my break up was only last week. I've been living on slimfast, just to be able to keep something in my stomach
KittenMoon Posted March 19, 2007 Posted March 19, 2007 I lost between 10-15lbs after my breakup but sadly have gained most of it back. I think I need another break up!
Guest Posted March 19, 2007 Posted March 19, 2007 I went from 155 to 142 Tall 5 9 I am happy with the wweight loss, just I had to buy new clothing! Was a little scared, was getting dizzy from not eating, now I try to eat something,
ruby_gloom Posted March 19, 2007 Posted March 19, 2007 I lost between 10-15lbs after my breakup but sadly have gained most of it back. Ditto that. I lost a total of 16 lbs after my breakup. I lost all of this weight because I simply just would not eat. I wasn't hungry. At all. Everything made me want to throw up. I didn't do any of the binge eating of sweets. Nothing. I just wasn't hungry. Now, though, I gained back just about all of it back because I'm back to eating the same junk I did prior to the breakup. It sucks though. How come my stomach healed so much quicker than my heart?! I could so go for switching those two things around. KM--it's time we get new bfs. If not for our hearts, at least for our waistlines. Throwing bricks at them sure sounds good, though.
bridget_jones Posted March 19, 2007 Posted March 19, 2007 In August I broke up with an SO of 2 years. The first week I took off 5 pounds just from stress and not eating too much. That motivated me to start going to the gym. By November I had lost 25 pounds and was lean and trim from both jogging and weight training. I am still getting compliments. I try to work out now 4 days a week. My ex I have seen once since the breakup, he was amazed at how awesome I looked. Sad to say he has put on about 20 pounds and he was needing to lose a few when we broke up. Eat your heart out? lol I went from 155 pounds size 12 to a 130 size 6! Whew hoo. Never going back, either, I'm keeping it up. I just turned 39 and people are always guessing my age around 29! My last blind date a few weeks ago said he couldn't believe when he saw me, he thought I looked 27 and our mutual friend must have told him the wrong age. So in a way the breakup was awesome.
laRubiaBonita Posted March 19, 2007 Posted March 19, 2007 i lost about 12 lbs. in the weeks following my one and only major break up. i just get this horrible knot in my stomach, maybe it is anxiety?
Sweetie2007 Posted March 19, 2007 Posted March 19, 2007 i lost about 12 lbs. in the weeks following my one and only major break up. i just get this horrible knot in my stomach, maybe it is anxiety? Yea, it's anxiety...the few times my BF and I have had arguments or anything like that, I get a knot and can't eat, if I do I fell as if I'll be sick. My last breakup I lost about 30 lbs...it was good for me, I just wish that now I have a new BF I could keep loosing weight, instead I stay at about the same, and it sucks!
ShoeGirl Posted March 20, 2007 Posted March 20, 2007 I lost a little over 20 during my break up a few months ago. I'd absolutely love to throw bricks at him too
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